There's no use asking minty, she's young, you need an old French person for their sayings. Minty would be best for Young and Beautiful French Sayings!_________________Confusion comes fitted as standard.

Well , Griffin, I don't quite know how to take that ...do you imply that because I'm young - not that young, actually - and beutiful -thank you for the compliment- I must be empty-headed and illiterate as well ?

Actually the second quote is by the Countess of Blessington, who, although she died in Paris, in Scottish by birth...

minty--these are great, thank you! The first American (?) saying about women that comes to mind is "..women's work is never done." How grim!
The French ones are lovely and complimentary--especially the one about God...

So you think the first quote I posted means more like gossip, backbiting, bitchiness, shrewishness, poisoned pies--that sort of thing?

Minty, sorry you took it like that, I meant that Old French sayings were from Old French people and you were a Young French person. A weak joke that fell on it's nose. I am sure that as well as young and beautiful you are also wise and wonderful... after all you have that lovely cat sleeping on your Phd thesis!

I like the one by Balzac as I have lots of women friends and prefer it that way. As for the old French one, surely that should be...

"ce qu'un chat veut, Dieu le veut" for women are superb, but only cats are superb-er! Just ask your cat if you don't believe me and they'll give you a look as if to humour you for even thinking of asking them such a question._________________Confusion comes fitted as standard.

Another of hers was... Only boys have toys, which is why they think women are for playing with.

One favourite of mine is Billy Shakespeare's

'Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so.' from Hamlet. But then he's always good for a quote or six!

I'm not sure Thatcher meant herself, but then a lot of us Brits wondered if she was a woman in the first place and not just a man in drag... or a badly made android (unlike Blair who was a well made android badly programmed)!!_________________Confusion comes fitted as standard.